iCareHealth and Telstra Health recently hosted a series of lunches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney with senior aged care executives to share ideas and discuss how technology is changing the face of aged care. With a wealth of knowledge from the health and IT sectors, the discussion centred around how aged care providers can remain sustainable in the long term. In part two of our wrap-up special, we look at some of the hot topics discussed throughout the lunches, including staff recruitment and retention, cloud computing, and reducing system silos.
Avoiding medication errors and missed medications is a priority for all aged care facilities. On the iCareHealth blog we look at how electronic medication management can help reduce medication errors and ensure the health and safety of residents.
With over 1.80 billion people currently active on social media around the world, savvy aged care providers can leverage this growing audience to connect with prospective customers and engage with staff, care recipients and their families. To explain how social media can be used as an effective marketing tool, iCareHealth has put together a guide to assist aged care providers to determine which platforms best suit their organisation and why.
With a vision of bringing the benefits of technology and connectivity to the healthcare sector, Telstra Health has acquired industry leaders from the pharmacy, hospital and aged care technology fields. Today we look at the reasons behind the iCareHealth and Telstra Health partnership, our joint vision for the future, and how the iCareHealth team is more committed than ever to providing our clients with a high quality software experience.
Residential aged care providers are increasingly utilising electronic medication management software to help prevent medication errors and streamline medication rounds. Today on the iCareHealth blog, we cover some of the key aspects providers should consider before they select which medication management software is right for their business.
iCareHealth Managing Director, Chris Gray, recently spoke at the Regional eHealth Innovation – Making it Real event in Geelong, Victoria. During his presentation, Chris discussed how important full integration of data is throughout the entire health continuum, particularly for regional providers.
The iCareHealth team recently travelled across Australia for our annual User Group meetings, at which clients were given a special preview of our soon to be released product, while networking with fellow aged care sector contacts.
The 2014 Aged Care Services Association (ACSA) National Conference recently took place in Adelaide, with over 1,000 attendees coming together from across the not-for-profit and faith-based aged care sector. We take a look at some of the highlights from the conference, focusing on the future of robotics and technology in aged care.
The 2014 Aged Care Services Association (ACSA) National Conference took place in Adelaide last week, with over 1,000 attendees coming together from across the not-for-profit and faith-based aged care sector. We take a look at some of the highlights from the conference, focusing on how aged care providers can keep up the changing nature of aged care.
Technology will never stand to replace the human interaction that occupies the very heart of aged care. However, there is a wide-range of information technology and software being exclusively developed for the aged care sector, many of which include residential and home care-specific applications that work together to positively influence the quality of care and support services delivered.